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SIMPLE MACHINES ( VI )

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in the second class lever what is in between

a)

load

b)

effort

c)

fulcrum

2.
For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be ..
a)
between the load and the effort
b)
on one side and the load and effort on the other side 
c)
on the same side as the load arm. 
3.
A good example of a second class lever is the ...
a)
Can-opener
b)
Wheelbarrow 
c)
hammer 
d)
tongs 
4.

A seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

5.

A bicycle is an example of a _________________.

a)

simple machine

b)

wheel

c)

pulley

d)

complex machine

6.
A sloping force, like a ramp, that reduces the mount of force required to lift an object.
a)
screw
b)
wheel and axle
c)
inclined plane
7.
Tammy and Johnny are loading boxes onto identical trucks. Tammy slides the boxes up a ramp that is 1 meter long. Johnny uses a ramp that is 2 meters long. Who uses more force? 
a)
Johnny
b)
Tammy
8.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
9.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
10.
Which choice is an example of a lever?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
11.

Draw any third type of lever

12.
Which type of simple machine is a knife?
a)
Wedge 
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
13.
Which type of simple machine is a playground slide? 
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Lever
14.
Which type of simple machine is a found on the lid of a pickle jar?
a)
Pulley
b)
Screw
c)
Inclined plane
d)
Wedge
15.

A winding road that goes up a mountain is also an _________.

a)

inclined plane

b)

wedge

c)

pulley

d)

wheel and axle

16.

What can I see in the picture?

a)

Archimedes' screw

b)

Archimedes' wedge

c)

Archimedes' pulley

d)

Archimedes' wheel and axle

17.

in the third class lever what is in between

a)

load

b)

effort

c)

fulcrum

18.

What is an axle?

a)

The tire that fits around a wheel

b)

The rod around which wheels rotate

c)

A type of inclined plane

d)

The rope that is strung through a pulley

19.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
20.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
21.

How well did you understand the lesson?

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22.

A wheel and axle is a __________machine.

a)

hard

b)

simple

c)

fixed

23.

what is an example of a wheel and axle?

a)

doorknob

b)

TV

c)

refrigerator

24.

an axle is a_____ and connects to a______

a)

screw

b)

rod

c)

driver

d)

wheel

25.

Oil or __________is used during maintenance of machine.

a)

Lubricants

b)

water

c)

sand

d)

none

26.

Adding lubricants makes _________less between parts of machines .

a)

Friction

b)

electrostatic

c)

magnetic

d)

none

27.

write in your own words what you understood/ did not understand about the lesson

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